Commercial Pilot Ground School

Cost: $500 CAD

Students will receive 80 hours of instruction in the following topics:

Q: If I already have some of the materials, do I still need to buy them from CPA?
A: No. If you already have any of the materials, you will not need to purchase them again.
Q:Will I get the chance to ask my instructor questions?
A:Yes. Instructors often end class a few minutes early to allow for student questions.
Q: Is there an online component to the ground school?
A: Yes - we use Moodle to share lecture slides, videos, study resources, and practice exams. For more information please press here.
Q: Will there be a final exam?
A: Yes, there will be a final exam. You will need to pass it with a minimum of 65% in order to get a recommendation letter to write the CPAER exam.

Minimum of 80 hours of ground school instruction
- A Recommendation letter to write the CPAER exam from your ground school instructor (Your CPA ground school instructor will provide you with this
Write the CPAER Exam and pass each of the 4 sections with a minimum of 60%
- Air Law
- Navigation
- Meteorology
- Aeronautics (General Knowledge)

Q: How many questions are on the PPAER and CPAER?
A: There are 100 Questions on each exam
Q: Where Can I write the exam?
A: We recommend writing it Skyquest School in Langley. Call now to book your exam.
Q: What if I do not pass the PPAER or CPAER?
A: If you get more than 60% overall on your examination, but get less that 60% on one of the four sections, then you will be given a 'partial pass', and will be guided to set up a time and come and re-write the section you did not pass.
- in the case of a first failure, you can re-write the exam in 14 days;
- in the case of a second failure, you can re-write the exam in 30 days;
- in the case of a third or subsequent failure, 30 days plus an additional 30 days for each failure in excess of two failures, up to a maximum of 180 days.
- If you get less than 60% overall, you will need to re-write the full exam (CARs 421.26.)